Filing-case.



rnn sires Enron G. SAMPSON, or JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTZiiETAL cossrsuorios ooMPANY, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, .i oonromrron orNEW roan.

I FILING-CASE.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug". so, 1907.

Application filed April 15, 1907- Serial No; 367,915.

To a Zl iuho m it may concern: I

Be it known that 13, ERICK G. SAMPSON, a resident of ;Jame stown, inthe'county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented anew anduseful Improve ment-in Filing-Gases; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full,,cle ar, and exact description thereof. Thisinvention relates to filing-cases and-more espe cially to a'drawer 'orbase'and follower therefor. I

The object of the invention is to provide a filing base and followerformed of sheet steel and so constructed that it ischeap to manufacture,and so that the follower can be readily adjustedandeasily removed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is aiperspective view of a portionof a filingdrawer or base, sho'wing I the improved'follower'; 2 is across section on thev I .lin'e'.:2-2, Fig. 3'; Fig. is ailongitudinalvertical seg- I tion on the line 3 3, Fig. 2; Fig; 4 is a perspectiveVlW.

'25' de r cut guides or ways,*which'rnay be either in the form uf aseparate strip or plate 3, arranged centrally of the base or drawer andsuitably secured as by rivets 4 to an upwardly pressed portion 5 of thedrawer bottom} the edges 6 of said strip being free to provide anengagement for the follower; or the said undercut guides orways may beformed by the overhanging edges 7' of a groove 8 formed in the bottom ofthe drawer or other base, said groo've being formed by pressing themetal of the bottorn as indicated in Fig. 5; The drawer shown in Fig. 535, has practically a flat bottom, except for the undercut groove 8 atits center, and smaller grooves 9 at its sides, while the bottom of thedrawer shown in the other fig: time has a bottom pressed upwardly atvthe center, as at 5, to receive the guide strip 3 andhaving otherupwardly projecting portions 10. towards the sides of the drawer so asto form a support for the follower.

The drawer described is made entirely of sheet metal, but the followermay be applied to a drawer other than sheet metal, even a wooden drawer,provided the same has at its bottom the undercut guides such as formedby the edges G-of the strip 3 or the overhanging edges 7 of the groove8. l The follower is made of resilient sheet metal, such as steel, andhas the horizontal portion or foot 11 which lower board 12 forsupporting and clamping the cards, letters or other'matter to be filedaway. 7

The foot'll is provided with a suitable toe, piece 14 for engaging oneofthe undercut guides or ways, p

{the opening 17 upwardly to foi'm a shoulder 18 against I which the backof'the lever rests when the latter is locked, so that the lever isiulcrumed on said shoulder.

stop 21 is formedbypunchinga tongue out of the fol- 'r'ests-upon thebase, and ,the upwardly inclined fol-' this, however, it is merelynecessary to push on the top as'by projectingunderneath one of the freeedges 6 of.

out of the foot 11 of. the follower and bending said tongue downwardly,asshown in Fig. 3. Cooperating with this toe piece and also acting asthe locking niem-' I bet for the follower, is a toe 15 on the lower endof the 1 lockinglever 16. Preferably this locking lever is formed of apiece of sheet steel bent to the shape shown in the drawings andprojectinglo'osely down through I .A- lugiorholdingthe lever. in itslocking position is shown at 20; this being formed by punching up aportion of .the metal of the follower" board 12'. A lever I Inuseythefollower'rests umn the bottom of the drawer or base with its toepiece 14 projecting under-3 neath one of the free edges of the undercutguide or 8% way, whilethe toe'15'of thelever 16 projects under neath theother free edge of said guide orway, and said lever is held by the lug20 in locking position, that is, to clamp its toe 15 tightly against thefree edge of the guide or way, thus locking the follower in position. Torelease the follower it is merely necessary to pullbackwardly slightlyon the upper end-of the lever 16, such as on the finger piece '23, orpreferably, merely push forwardly on the upper edge of the followerboard 12.. Inasmuch as the lever and the follower are made of re- 9%silient metal, either of these movementswill disengage the lever fromthe lugZO WhQn said lever will move over toward the left, viewing Fig.2, to the dotted line position 24, coming to rest against the stop 21.In this position the toe 15 has released its grip on the-free edge ofthe guide or way, and the follower can be moved back and forth asdesired. To again lock the same in position, it is-merely necessary topush-the lever over to- Ward the right, or to the full line positionshown-in Fig. 2.

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Inasmuch as the drawer or other base is usually pro- I vided with endpieces, the follower cannot beremoved by merely movingQhe same endwise.To provide for 2, when its end 15 can be lifted out of the opening 17.

This entirely releases the follower, and by swinging it diagonally thetoe piece 14 can be drawn from under the free edge of the guide or wayand the follower removed.

The follower described is very simple and cheap to manufacture, has noparts which can break or become displaced, and is readily adjustable oreven removable from the drawer or base.

What I claim is;

1. A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways. a followercomposed of resilient metal having a horizontal foot and an upwardlyprojecting follower board, a toe piece on thefollower arranged to engageone of th e undercut guides or ways, and a locking lever mounted on thefollower and having a toe arranged to engage the other of the undercutguides or ways.

I 2. A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways a followercomposed of resilient metal having a horizontal foot and an upwardlyprojecting follower board, a toe piece on the follower arranged toengage one of the undercut guides or ways, a locking lever mounted onthe follower and having a toe arranged to engage the other undercut wayor guide, and a lug on the follower board arranged to be engaged by thelever and to hold the latter in looking position.

3. A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways, a followerhaving a horizontal foot provided with an opening therethrough and alsohaving an upwardly projecting follower board, a toe piece on thefollower arranged to engage one of the undercut guides or ways, and alock-,

ing lever projecting through the opening in the foot of the follower andprovided with a the for engaging the other undercut guide or way.

4. A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways, a followerhaving an upwardly inclined follower boardand a horizontal foot, thelatter being provided with an "opening therethrough and with a shoulderat one side of said opening, a toe piece on the follower arranged toengage one of the undercut guides or ways, and a locking leverprojecting through the opening in the follower foot and arranged tofulcrum on the shoulder and having a toe for engaging the other undercutguide or way.

5. A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways, a followerhaving a horizontal foot and an upwardly projecting follower board, atoe piece on the'follower arranged to engage one of the undercut guidesor ways, a locking lever mounted on the follower and having a toearranged to engage the other undercut guide 'or way, and a lockihg lugand a stop lug for the lever formed on the follower board. i

6. .A filing base provided with undercut guides or ways, afollowercomposed of resilient metal and having a horizontal foot and an upwardlyprojecting follower board, said foot being provided with an opening andhaving a tongue punched out-and bent downwardly to form a toe piece forengaging one of the undercut guides or ways, a lever mounted on thefollower and having a toe arranged to engage the other of the undercutguides or ways, and a locking lug pressed out of the metalof thefollower'board and arranged to engage the lever.

7. A metallic follower for filing cases, provided with a horizontal footand an upwardly inclined follower board, said foot having a tonguepunched out of the same and bent downwardly and also provided with anopening and having the metal at one edge of the opening pressedupwardly, and a locking lever projecting through the opening in thefollower foot and arranged to fulcrum against the shoulder thereon andhaving atoe arranged oppositely to the toe onthe follower footl,

8. A follower for filing cases composed of resilient metal and having ahorizontal foot and upwardly inclined fo l-. lower board, a toe piecepunched out o f'the-nietal ofthe foot and bent downwardly, said footalso being provided with an opening and having a shoulder at oneedge ofthe opening, a lever projecting'through sa i opening and provided at itslower end with a toe piece, and a locking lug and a stop lug on thefollower board formed by punching out the metal thereof.

In testimony whereof, I the said ERICK G. SAMPSON have hereunto set myhand.

' ERICK G. SAMPSON. Witnesses E. EKEDAHL, v

LIriCOLN M. STEABNS.

